Marching 01, 21, 17

portland

portland

portland

portland

Yesterday when I went to the march I forgot my camera, so I went on line and I photographed the pictures on the computer screen.  Photos above Portland, below Eugene
Eugene march, 7000 people

Eugene

all the beautiful people, young and old

Women's March 01, 21, 17

Hi All

I think this day will go down in history. I don’t know how many people add up to the thousands of marches globally. It has to be millions. I went to the one in Eugene and there were thousands here. All I could see were people in every direction. It was raining, but that did not deter the crowd. It was quite a sight, pink hats, many signs, and flags, marching down two parallel streets a block apart, side by side across the distance of the street. I could not see the beginning in front of me or the end way behind. It was a sea of people. Just think of the energy , the wonderful vibration reverberating out across the world. When I got home I watched the live stream on you tube that Democracy now was recording. There were many speakers and I especially liked the one by Gloria Steinem. This is the beginning and I know it will continue. Be positive everyone.

Gloria Steinem

Michael Moore

Washington

winter wonderland

Out my window, some xmas lights still up

More snow and ice fell the last few days. There are no plows, so driving is terrible. They just waite for it to melt. I managed to get to the post office and finally mailed my Christmas letter to 40 friends and relatives. They don't shovel the sidewalks so walking wasn't that good either. However it is beautiful. At one time the snow flakes coming down, no wind ,were as big as quarters. It is great to watch from my 14th floor window. It doesn't snow here very often so this  situation gets lots of attention.  One of the residents turned 101 and there was a birthday party for her today. She is in perfect  health and sharp as a tack.

garden at Ya Po Ah

downdown slush

reflection in puddle parking lot. Ya Po Ah in background with Christmas sign on roof Peace on Earth

Ya Po Ah and trees in ice

from my window

big snow flakes 

night from my window

sun on tree, from my window

Ya Po Ah gadren

on the 11th day of Xmas, snow

orange car

Eugene is a not an old city and has wider roads, many parking lots, and  painted signs on the roads, for directions, buses, and bicycles. I do find these interesting and plan to make some paintings in the coming year of the signs.

Which Direction
a painting of parking lot in Amesbury MA

old factory
I did not paint many paintings in 2016. I do not stylize my realistic paintings, so I am trying to see from a different perspective. As you know I love geometry and that is what I look for in the city buildings.

Snow    photo from my window

It doesn't snow here very often

from 14th floor

Large pine cone from ponderosa pine tree

Time to take down the decorations

long needle pine and it's cone

New tee shirt from Christina

snow out the window

New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR These are stormy times. Storms are a part of nature, they bring change and clear the air. Breath in and believe we are moving into a beautiful world and it will become a beautiful world.

I  published my 2016 Christmas letter on my plogspot. I also print out the letter to mail to old friends and relatives. The printed letters have an image of one of my paintings as you would see on a Christmas card. These images I chose for this year. Explanation for choice under painting image.

 Some of the paintings were painted years ago, some recent.

I associate snow with Christmas and here it is green. Some trees lose there leaves, a lot don't and the lichens make them look greenish, so no paintings of Eugene in winter.

This is one of my favorite houses in Waldoboro village and I have painted it numerious times in different seasons.

This house on Back Cove Rd  is on Pitcher Cove and I painted it from all sides.  It was remodeled and is no longer the same house

I made more paintings of this house then any other house on Back Cove. It was vacant for years. The new owners added a ..addition same style and I continued to make paintings of it

Scene on drive from Eugene to Ashland throug the pass.

The clildren made paper bird tree ornaments and I saved this one. Painted  in  my Waldoboro  studio. One of my favorite paintings.

I chose this painting because it could be anywhere where there is some snow.

This is our house on Back Cove, the mudroom entrance, painted a log time ago.

Another winter scene that could be anywhere

This is the road from Waldoboro center to Back Cove Rd, similar to many back roads.

This is also a generic scene. It is pines along a river. One of my  favorites